Curse

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 15, 2009, 03:54 AM // 03:54

Currently a WaMo:
[Warrior;OQMTEVqWXSm4UEwoW0vIwovYrAA]

Currently running: +10 strength, +12 swordsmanship, +12 tactics

Various weapons, currently using:
Fiery Gladius of Fort
Fire dmg - 15-22 req9 swords
+5 Energy inscription
+20% damage (customized)
+30 pommel
Fire Damage Hilt

Gloom Shield
16av req 10 tactics (*sigh yeah I know but it's a gloom lol)
+45 enchanted
-5 dmg 19% (will upgrade as I can, or switch?)

Armor (Charr-drimor) See screenie

Helmut:
+1 swords - stacking
+1 swords non stacking
+10 armor insignia (heralds)

Chest:
+10 health
+10 Armor (heralds)

Gauntlets:
+1 tactics
Stonefist Insignia (to help knockdown from Dwarven Brawling Headbut)

Leggings:
+10 health
+10 Armor (heralds)

Boots:
+41 health
+10 armor (heralds)

Screen shot of armor (Elite Charr Head, Gauntlets, Boots / Deldrimor Chest and Leggings)

Axel Zinfandel · Apr 15, 2009, 04:25 AM // 04:25

Suggestions for what?

Paul Dawg · Apr 15, 2009, 04:28 AM // 04:28

Why do you have a Tactics rune if your bar doesn't have any Tactics skills?

Lose the Herald's Insignias. What item do you expect to be holding? You definitely want Survivor on chest, and Stonefist somewhere else other than legs. Most people would but Survivor on every other piece of armor, but for PvE I'd recommend considering Brawler's.

As for your bar...well, I'll let others try to help you with it. I'm not enamored of [hundred blades] except for specific niches (like raptor farming), but in any case the skill is somewhat wasted if you don't use [whirlwind attack]. You can do more useful things as a warrior than trying to spread disease once every ten seconds with [signet of infection].

Snow Bunny · Apr 15, 2009, 04:30 AM // 04:30

Before everyone jumps in with the standard, "get an IAS, make sure you have IMS, have splinter weapon on a hero!" etc, just read Marty's sticky. No joke, it will solve many of your problems.

If I had to give you any advice, I'd say to have [whirlwind attack] on a bar with [hundred blades].

smilingscar · Apr 15, 2009, 04:41 AM // 04:41

1. What campaigns do you have? There are definitely better skills in factions and nightfall to but on that bar. [[whirlwind attack] and [[sun and moon slash] come to mind. Could also bring [[low blow] and [[body blow] for deep wound. Dropping signet of infection, final thrust, sever, and gash for those skills and you'd be good. Also, rebirth sucks on a warrior 'cause you're always on the front lines.

2. Heralds insignia=epic fail. You're not carrying an item (i.e. a bundle, like a flag, keg, or ashes). go strength and get sentinels.

3. Drop your +5 e. sword for a +15% dmg while health is above 50%.

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 15, 2009, 04:43 AM // 04:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Dawg

Why do you have a Tactics rune if your bar doesn't have any Tactics skills?

Lose the Herald's Insignias. What item do you expect to be holding? You definitely want Survivor on chest, and Stonefist somewhere else other than legs. Most people would but Survivor on every other piece of armor, but for PvE I'd recommend considering Brawler's.

As for your bar...well, I'll let others try to help you with it. I'm not enamored of [hundred blades] except for specific niches (like raptor farming), but in any case the skill is somewhat wasted if you don't use [whirlwind attack]. You can do more useful things as a warrior than trying to spread disease once every ten seconds with [signet of infection].

shield requires 10 tactics, I sometimes use [Watch Yourself] also. As for heralds, I thought holding a sword was an item?

Quote:

Originally Posted by smilingscar

1. What campaigns do you have? There are definitely better skills in factions and nightfall to but on that bar. [[whirlwind attack] and [[sun and moon slash] come to mind. Could also bring [[low blow] and [[body blow] for deep wound. Dropping signet of infection, final thrust, sever, and gash for those skills and you'd be good. Also, rebirth sucks on a warrior 'cause you're always on the front lines.

2. Heralds insignia=epic fail. You're not carrying an item (i.e. a bundle, like a flag, keg, or ashes). go strength and get sentinels.

3. Drop your +5 e. sword for a +15% dmg while health is above 50%.

I'm protector in all 3. As for the sword, it has +20 dmg, and +5 energy how is that bad? Maybe a +15 while enchanted? Next, body blow, unless you have a necro with weaken armor or something to crack the foes armor, how is this useful?

Paul Dawg · Apr 15, 2009, 05:09 AM // 05:09

Then change to a Strength shield and raise both Strength and Swordsmanship up to 12. It's silly to put 9 points in Tactics AND use a rune just in order to carry around a Q10 Tactics shield. Yes, ["watch yourself!" (pve)] is nice, but ["save yourselves!" (luxon)] is a million times better.

As for Herald's: No, a sword is not an item. "Item" has a specific definition in Guild Wars:

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Item_spell

Winterclaw · Apr 15, 2009, 05:25 AM // 05:25

At least drop endure pain for heal signet and final thrust for symbolic strike.

Second reorder your bar so it makes more sense. More used skills should be closer to your fingers.

Third if you refuse to switch out of tactics, then at least drop it down to ten (after rune) and use your skill points a little more wisely.

Forth there is nothing on your bar that requires a +5 energy weapon. Switch to 15>50.

Fifth is you are never enchanted so switch your shield to +30.

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 15, 2009, 05:33 AM // 05:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterclaw

At least drop endure pain for heal signet and final thrust for symbolic strike.

Second reorder your bar so it makes more sense. More used skills should be closer to your fingers.

Third if you refuse to switch out of tactics, then at least drop it down to ten (after rune) and use your skill points a little more wisely.

Forth there is nothing on your bar that requires a +5 energy weapon. Switch to 15>50.

Fifth is you are never enchanted so switch your shield to +30.

Monk enchantments count

My health does climb when my hero monks does various heals and protects. But I'll give it a go on +30. I've switched out heralds for brawlers, and might go for sentinel insignias after getting more gold, blew it all on armor etc for 3 mains. LOL

Great info so far, keep it coming.

ImDReaperslash · Apr 15, 2009, 09:33 AM // 09:33

Hm...
I just want to correct you - you said u have +20 dmg on the sword, do u realize its +20% dmg while your health is under 50%?

Picuso · Apr 15, 2009, 09:35 AM // 09:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImDReaperslash

Hm...
I just want to correct you - you said u have +20 dmg on the sword, do u realize its +20% dmg while your health is under 50%?

No.

It's +20% because he customized his sword. His sword's base (or inscription) is +5 energy.

Paul Dawg · Apr 15, 2009, 02:05 PM // 14:05

Well, that doesn't make much sense either, because [healing signet] is a Tactics skill. If he wants to take all his points out of Tactics and still wants a self-heal, he would want something like [lion's comfort].

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterclaw

At least drop endure pain for heal signet and final thrust for symbolic strike.

[snip]

Third if you refuse to switch out of tactics, then at least drop it down to ten (after rune) and use your skill points a little more wisely.

Winterclaw · Apr 15, 2009, 05:26 PM // 17:26

He seems to only have proph and GWEN so LC is out of the question. Also I thought he should have at least one skill for that line assuming he's going to keep putting points there... even if it is a bad line.

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 15, 2009, 08:11 PM // 20:11

I said protector in all 3

I've played for 43 months, my warrior has completed all the campaigns and GW:EN also.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImDReaperslash

Hm...
I just want to correct you - you said u have +20 dmg on the sword, do u realize its +20% dmg while your health is under 50%?

I did omit the % but as stated in reply to your post, it's 20% all the time if customized.

Winterclaw · Apr 15, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23

In that case, LC > Endure pain.

You'll also have to change your build a lot in areas with foes that don't bleed because half your build will be useless in those areas.

Enchanted Warrior · Apr 15, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winterclaw

In that case, LC > Endure pain.

You'll also have to change your build a lot in areas with foes that don't bleed because half your build will be useless in those areas.

Very true, good point. I do appreciate all the input. I had parked my warrior for a while and had fun with a paragon and then a curses necro. But now I'm back to my WaMo. (someday I'll dust off my ranger, but that is another post all together.)

Question, isn't healing signet counter productive, in that you take double damage from attacks that are effected by armor level? Air magic, namely lightning seems to be a good way to kill a warrior using the healing signet. Right?

Paul Dawg · Apr 15, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Everybody has told you to get out of Tactics. That means don't even bother with [healing signet]. If you want a self-heal, bring [lion's comfort] (which is better anyway).

_Nihilist_ · Apr 16, 2009, 01:53 AM // 01:53

Swap to Axe, go with a Warrior's Endurance Axe bar. It will let you apply a direct Deep Wound w/o worrying about having to apply Bleeding first (like you have to do in order to get DW with your Sword)

12+1+1 Axe Mastery
12+1 Strength
leftover points wherever you want them, up to 3 ranks in any other attribute

[Warrior's [email protected]][Frenzy][[email protected]][Brawling Headbutt][Power [email protected]][[email protected]][Executioner's [email protected]][empty]

The empty slot can be used for a Rez if you need it, otherwise, you could drop in [Distracting Blow] or [Disrupting Chop].

Just my $0.02, take it or leave it.

Wish Swiftdeath · Apr 16, 2009, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I would swap flail for frenzy, it's common for players not used to cancelling stances to blow themselves up.

_Nihilist_ · Apr 16, 2009, 06:03 PM // 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wish Swiftdeath

I would swap flail for frenzy, it's common for players not used to cancelling stances to blow themselves up.

It's PvE. It's an Axe build. Be strong and manly.